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The results of independent tests on the Glenswilly/Churchill water supply will be revealed at a public meeting tonight and are expected to show it is not safe to drink. Frustrated residents and businesses say they are fed up with the discoloured nature of their water, and many have concerns about whether it is safe to drink. Following a

Increases in child benefit, a partial restoration of the Christmas bonus scheme, changes to the entry level of the Universal Social Charge and two new USC rates for higher earners and the self employed. They’re some of the main features of Budget 2015 which for the first time in seven years sees no new spending

Three men and a woman were today arrested in Derry as part of an operation into the supply of drugs in Northern Ireland. The three men are aged 30, 40 and 42, while the woman is 44 years-old. Along with the four people arrested in Derry, five other people have been arrested in Manchester, Belfast

The 19 year-old woman who was killed in a crash in Donegal early this morning is the daughter of Fine Gael County Council Martin Harley Kym Harley was a front seat passenger in the car which hit a hedge and overturned at around 4:25 am in Ballybofey just 500 meters from her home. The 19-year-old

Údarás na Gaeltachta has reported an increase of 96 jobs last year in companies it supports. The details are contained the the boards annual review for 2013. At year end, total employment in Údarás client companies stood at 7,650, of which 6,970 are full-time jobs and 680 are part-time jobs. When job losses are taken

Sinn Fein Cllr Gary Doherty has come out and said he will NOT be paying the water charges. His decision not to pay goes against senior Sinn Fein officials Gerry Adams, Mary Lou McDonald and Pearse Doherty who announced last week they would be paying. Although party leader Gerry Adams has come out and said that

Police in Derry have said that a device found during a security alert in the city was ‘capable of killing.’ Up to 30 homes were evacuated in Ballyarnett last night but residents have now been allowed to return while a police investigation continues. Police have thanked the residents of Ballyarnett village for their “understanding and

Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in the Ballyarnett Village area of Derry after reports that a suspicious object had been left in the area. Racecourse Road has been closed between its junction with Alder Road and Ballyarnett Roundabout. A section of Ballyarnett Village has also been closed to traffic. ATO have

Emergency services were called to the scene of a vehicle on fire close to the Court House in Letterkenny. The fire broke out shortly after 4 o’clock on  Monday afternoon. Traffic was disrupted for a time while a large crowd gathered to see the events unfold. It is not yet clear how the fire started.

It’s being claimed that Irish summer colleges are facing the threat of closure because of water charges. Hundreds of teenage boys and girls spend up to three weeks in native-speaking areas of Donegal learning Irish during the summer. Host  families fear that when they house up to a dozen children during the summer months their

A 43-year-old man has been charged with explosives and terrorism offences following a search at a farm in County Fermanagh. Officers found six pipe bombs, 500kg of fertiliser and home-made explosives packs during a four-day security operation at a farmhouse in Kinawley. The man has been charged with possession of explosives and ammunition as well

A Donegal Deputy has confirmed that he will not be paying water charges. At a public meeting over the weekend Killybegs based TD, Thomas Pringle, said categorically that he will not pay. The meeting was called by the residents of Mill Race Crescent in Donegal Town. Meanwhile in Dublin on Saturday up to 100,000 people

A former Donegal councillor who double claimed expenses received a parachute payment of over €48,000 after failing to get re-elected. It was revealed on Friday that five former Donegal Cllrs are to receive almost €200,000 in gratuity payments. Last week it was revealed that David Alcorn, Padriag O Doherty and John Boyle will all receive

    An elderly woman has been left severely shaken after a small explosive device went off outside of her home in Derry. The pensioner, who lives alone, was awakened when the home-made device exploded in her son’s van in the early hours of this morning. It is thought that the attackers broke the windscreen

Detectives in Derry have arrested two men following the report of an attempted robbery at a shop in the Northland Avenue area last evening (Friday). One of the men was detained by members of the public during the incident. Police received a report that just before 9pm a man armed with a knife had entered

County Councillor Michael Mac Giolla Easpaig has rejected claims that comments he made earlier in the week regarding water charges were meant as a personal attack on Donegal Deputy, Pearse Doherty. The County Councillor has instead called for unity amongst all parties, saying he believes that a mass boycott is the only way to combat

District Judge Barney McElholm has said that the people of Rosemount in Derry have been ‘tortured’ by the activities of young people drinking and using drugs in the area. He was speaking during the case of James Meenan aged 51 of Meadow View Crescent in Derry who was charged with a series of offences that

  Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has rejected comments from a County Councillor as a personal attack claiming his attention would be better served elsewhere. Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easpaig hit out at Deputy Pearse Doherty and other senior Sinn Fein officials for saying they will pay water charges despite promising to abolish them if elected

A Donegal Deputy claims thousands of under 18s around Ireland will not get a free water allowance contrary to claims by the government and Irish water. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty says there are groups of children under 18, not in receipt of the Children’s Allowance that will not qualify for a free water allowance. The

John McNulty has said he is relieved that he did not win the Seanad by-election, to result of which was revealed today. Gerard Craughwell won the election claiming he will be an Independent and his vote on every issue in the Seanad will be judged that way. John McNulty had already stated that he would

Police at Strand Road have arrested two males in connection with the theft of a vehicle and also a burglary  in the area of Ivy Mead, Waterside, Derry in the early hours of Thursday morning. Detective Inspector David McQuade said the men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested after a stolen car rammed a police vehicle on